Word: shortsightedness
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CONGRATULATIONS ON A CLEAR AND CONCISE article on Social Security [Cover Story, March 20]. It is obvious that if we do nothing to deal with the system's finances, it will die. This crucial issue cries out for a leader with the courage to acknowledge the problem and deal with...
Gabriel Heffes Mexico City The degree of innocence and candor (or is it shameless complicity?) that the U.S. government shows in dealing with Mexican problems is unbelievable to those of us who live and work in Mexico. The U.S. seems shortsighted. It should realize that the economic factors of a...
That view seems shortsighted for two reasons. First, the Democratic base alone won't re-elect Clinton, and the swing voters he most needs disdain old- fashioned liberal solutions like raising the minimum wage. Second, the President's real problem involves a perceived lack of resolution and stamina. If Clinton...
"[This is] not a healthy way of resolving differences in the Harvard family," Bok said in the statement. He said he felt the organizers were "shortsighted" because their actions could inspire "many individuals or groups seeking to impose a wide variety of policies on the institution."
With these essential steps taken, the real test will begin. The next several years will determine whether Yeltsin furthers and solidifies the transition to demcracy or retreats to but convenient shortsighted absolutism.